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red, and it would be practicable to combine it with almost 

 any house in one shape or another. The heating could 

 be done by extending the warming system from the house 

 into the plant apartment. With the beautiful, irregular 

 styles of houses that are now so much in demand, it 

 would be no trouble to plan excellent small conservatories 

 to be parts of them, not only serving to make the home 

 more interesting to the inmates, but adding additional 

 grace and brightness to the building as seen from the 

 street. If there were gardens adjacent to the house 

 needing bedding plants in the spring, some of these for 

 the summer flower beds and vases could be propagated 

 towards each spring, in addition to growing flowers 

 throughout the year, and the space thus turned to a 

 profitable, as well as a pleasure vielding account. 



CHAPTER XXYI. 



CHCJECH, SCHOOL, ASYLUM, HOTEL, AND RAILROAD 



GARDENS. 



It is gratifying to see the disposition manifested in 

 some places to improve with garden embellishments the 

 surroundings of schools and other institutions, such as 

 are named in the heading. There is room for good work, 

 for I can think of nothing that can go farther towards 

 educating the people to appreciate and desire fine gar- 

 dens, than to establish them in places where they are 

 sure to be seen by many observers. 



It is painful to admit that perhaps not one in ten coun- 

 try school houses is shaded by a single tree, or shows any 

 other garden embellishment whatever. In fact, a school- 

 house may usually be recognized by its bleak appearance, 

 and the entire absence of trees, shrubs, climbers, and 



